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Canto 12 · The Age of Deterioration · 13 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 12 · Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

12.6.21 12.6.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.22

Ūti· What drives us to act

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The intelligent King Janamejaya, hearing these wordssince 12.6.20inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

इति ब्रह्मोदिताक्षेपै: स्थानादिन्द्र: प्रचालित: ।

बभूव सम्भ्रान्तमति: सविमान: सतक्षक: ॥ २२ ॥

iti brahmoditākṣepaiḥ

sthānād indraḥ pracālitaḥ

babhūva sambhrānta-matiḥ

sa-vimānaḥ sa-takṣakaḥ

Translation

When Lord Indra, along with his airplane and Takṣaka, was suddenly thrown from his position by these insulting words of the brāhmaṇas, he became very disturbed.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Indra Is Thrown from His Position

1
The insulting words of the brāhmaṇas suddenly threw Lord Indra from his position.
2
His airplane and Takṣaka were thrown along with him.
3
Indra became very disturbed. His elevated position did not prevent this sudden upheaval.

How it feels

Approaching death → Demonstrated fearlessness. Parīkṣit is already a great devotee; his final hearing exemplifies fearlessness for the audience.

Chapters 5–6 of Canto 12: Śukadeva's final instruction and Parīkṣit's passing. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Even though Takṣaka received protection from Indra, he nevertheless became attracted by the mantras and was about to fall into the fire. Seeing this, Bṛhaspati, the son of Aṅgirā Ṛṣi, came and advised Mahārāja Janamejaya that Takṣaka could not be killed because he had drunk the nectar of the demigods.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 12.6